Papers on Time and Tense

• Expanded edition of a classic of philosophy and logic
• Philosophy of time is now a booming research area
• Seven important papers added, plus a revealing interview with Prior's widow
• The definitive source for Prior on time
• Now with standard logical notation introduced throughout for easier reading

Readership: Researchers and graduate students in philosophy and logic, also linguistics and computer science

Arthur N. Prior, Formerly Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford

"[An] excellent collection. Every paper is densely argued and challenging" - Philosophy Journal, Vol. 82

Editor's Introduction
Prior's Preface to the Second Edition
1: Changes in Events and Changes in Things
2: Fugitive Truth
3: On Spurious Egocentricity
4: The Formalities of Omniscience
5: Contemplation and Action
6: The Consequences of Actions
7: Limited Indeterminism
8: Identifiable Individuals
9: Time, Existence and Identity
10: Recent Advances in Tense Logic
11: Tense Logic and the Logic of Earlier and Later
12: The Logic of Ending Time
13: Stratified Metric Tense Logic
14: 'Now'
15: Tensed Propositions as Predicates
16: Quasi-Propositions and Quasi Individuals
17: Egocentric Logic
18: Worlds, Times and Selves
19: Tense-Logic for Non-Permanent Existents
20: Modal Logic and the Logic of Applicability
Appendices1: Life and Work of Arthur N. Prior: 'An Interview with Mary Prior'
2: Bibliography of A. N. Prior's Writings